UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

Certified Shareholder Report of

Registered Management Investment Companies

 

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-23736

 

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 975-5000

 

Date of fiscal year end: May 31

 

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2022

 

Troy S. Tanner

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, California 92618

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 
 

 

ITEM 1 – Reports to Stockholders 

 

Capital Group Growth ETF
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF
Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF
Capital Group Core Equity ETF
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF

 

Semi-annual report for the six months ended November 30, 2022

 

 

Signature active
management to
pursue better
investment outcomes

 

 

 

 

These five Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds pursue a variety of objectives for investors and are offered by Capital Group, home of American Funds®. For over 90 years, Capital Group has invested with a long-term focus based on thorough research and attention to risk.

 

Figures shown are past results and are not predictive of results in future periods. Current and future results may be lower or higher than those shown. Prices and returns will vary, so investors may lose money. Investing for short periods makes losses more likely. Market price returns are determined using the official closing price of the fund’s shares and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times.

 

Here are the total returns on a $1,000 investment with all distributions reinvested for periods ended December 31, 2022 (the most recent  calendar quarter-end):

 

    6 months   Since fund
inception
(2/22/22)
  30-day SEC
yield as of
12/31/2022
  Expense
ratio*
Capital Group Growth ETF                     0.53 %     0.39 %
Net asset value     0.18 %     –18.01 %                
Market price     0.13       –18.01                  
                                 
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF                     1.12       0.47  
Net asset value     5.30       –13.67                  
Market price     5.03       –13.63                  
                                 
Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF                     1.67       0.54  
Net asset value     2.30       –13.99                  
Market price     1.46       –14.20                  
                                 
Capital Group Core Equity ETF                     1.45       0.33  
Net asset value     4.28       –7.82                  
Market price     4.28       –7.78                  
                                 
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF                     1.88       0.33  
Net asset value     6.68       –3.30                  
Market price     6.81       –3.18                  

 

Capital Group exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are actively managed and do not seek to replicate a specific index. ETFs are bought and sold through an exchange at the then current market price, not net asset value (NAV), and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV when traded on an exchange. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. There can be no guarantee that an active market for ETFs will develop or be maintained, or that the ETF’s listing will continue or remain unchanged.

 

As nondiversified funds, Capital Group ETFs have the ability to invest a larger percentage of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, a single issuer could adversely affect a fund’s results more than if the fund invested a smaller percentage of assets in securities of that issuer. Refer to the applicable prospectus for details.

 

* The total annual fund operating expense ratios were as of each fund’s prospectus dated August 1, 2022.

 

Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

 

Fellow investors:

 

Results for Capital Group equity ETFs for the periods ended November 30, 2022, are shown below, as well as results of the funds’ respective benchmarks.

 

For additional information about the funds, their investment results, holdings and portfolio managers, visit https://www.capitalgroup.com/advisor/investments/exchange-traded-funds/returns and select the individual funds to view that information. You can also access information about Capital Group’s exchange-traded funds and read our insights about the markets, retirement, saving for college, investing fundamentals and more at capitalgroup.com.

 

Contents

 

1   Results at a glance
     
3   Investment portfolios
     
20   Financial statements
     
23   Notes to financial statements
     
33   Financial highlights

 

Results at a glance

 

Here are the total returns on a $1,000 investment with all distributions reinvested for periods ended November 30, 2022:

 

    6 months   Since fund
inception
(2/22/22)
  30-day SEC
yield as of
11/30/2022
  Expense
ratio1
Capital Group Growth ETF                     0.45 %     0.39 %
Net asset value     –3.32 %     –11.72 %                
Market price     –3.27       –11.63                  
S&P 500 Index2,3     –0.40       –3.99                  
                                 
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF                     1.03       0.47  
Net asset value     0.72       –10.80                  
Market price     0.68       –10.72                  
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI)4     –2.51       –7.77                  
                                 
Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF                     1.52       0.54  
Net asset value     –3.72       –10.36                  
Market price     –3.55       –10.32                  
MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA5     –5.18       –11.62                  
                                 
Capital Group Core Equity ETF                     1.35       0.33  
Net asset value     –0.37       –3.94                  
Market price     –0.41       –3.94                  
S&P 500 Index     –0.40       –3.99                  
                                 
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF                     1.78       0.33  
Net asset value     –0.48       –0.93                  
Market price     –0.56       –0.93                  
S&P 500 Index     –0.40       –3.99                  

 

Refer to page 2 for footnotes.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 1
 

Results at a glance (continued)

 

1  The total annual fund operating expense ratios were as of each fund’s prospectus dated August 1, 2022.
2  Source: Standard & Poor’s.
3  S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index based on the results of approximately 500 widely held common stocks. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. Each S&P Index (“Index”) shown is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates and has been licensed for use by Capital Group. Copyright © 2022 S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global, and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Redistribution or reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written permission of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC.
4  MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results in the global developed and emerging markets, consisting of more than 40 developed and emerging market country indexes. Results reflect dividends gross of withholding taxes through December 31, 2000, and dividends net of withholding taxes thereafter. These indexes are unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. MSCI has not approved, reviewed or produced this report, makes no express or implied warranties or representations and is not liable whatsoever for any data in the report. You may not redistribute the MSCI data or use it as a basis for other indices or investment products.
5  MSCI All Country World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market results in the global developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States. The index consists of more than 40 developed and emerging market country indexes. Results reflect dividends gross of withholding taxes through December 31, 2000, and dividends net of withholding taxes thereafter. This index is unmanaged, and its results include reinvested dividends and/or distributions but do not reflect the effect of sales charges, commissions, account fees, expenses or U.S. federal income taxes. MSCI has not approved, reviewed or produced this report, makes no express or implied warranties or representations and is not liable whatsoever for any data in the report. You may not redistribute the MSCI data or use it as a basis for other indices or investment products.

 

2 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 
Capital Group Growth ETF  
Investment portfolio November 30, 2022 unaudited
   
Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Largest equity holdings   Percent of
net assets
Tesla     6.47 %
Microsoft     5.33  
Netflix     3.79  
Meta Platforms     3.74  
UnitedHealth Group     3.07  
Alphabet     2.91  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals     2.80  
Broadcom     2.07  
ASML Holding     2.04  
Bank of America     2.01  

 

Common stocks 97.20%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology 19.96%                
Microsoft Corp.     238,520     $ 60,856  
Broadcom, Inc.     42,918       23,649  
ASML Holding NV     26,769       16,283  
ASML Holding NV (New York registered) (ADR)     11,528       7,010  
Apple, Inc.     57,173       8,463  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     22,951       8,180  
Motorola Solutions, Inc.     26,681       7,263  
Synopsys, Inc. (USA)1     20,744       7,043  
Salesforce, Inc.1     43,380       6,952  
Fiserv, Inc.1     63,144       6,590  
Shopify, Inc., Class A, subordinate voting shares1     159,283       6,512  
Visa, Inc., Class A     29,913       6,491  
NVIDIA Corp.     34,967       5,917  
Wolfspeed, Inc.1     60,908       5,538  
Micron Technology, Inc.     87,739       5,058  
RingCentral, Inc., Class A1     134,560       4,987  
ServiceNow, Inc.1     11,362       4,730  
Genpact, Ltd.     81,067       3,738  
Applied Materials, Inc.     29,877       3,275  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (ADR)     38,906       3,228  
Cloudflare, Inc., Class A1     65,186       3,203  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     43,808       3,180  
Amadeus IT Group SA, Class A, non-registered shares1     52,276       2,846  
Trimble, Inc.1     44,993       2,688  
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A1     33,920       2,684  
Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.1     37,119       2,540  
NetApp, Inc.     29,178       1,973  
Concentrix Corp.     15,844       1,939  
Toast, Inc., Class A1     101,464       1,863  
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.1     14,889       1,793  
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A1     6,953       1,377  
              227,849  
                 
Consumer discretionary 19.84%                
Tesla, Inc.1     379,038       73,799  
D.R. Horton, Inc.     212,033       18,235  
Amazon.com, Inc.1     187,706       18,121  
Home Depot, Inc.     42,168       13,662  
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE     16,213       12,553  
Dollar General Corp.     44,968       11,498  
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.1     76,155       11,445  
Las Vegas Sands Corp.1     211,149       9,890  
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.1     5,551       9,031  
Hermès International     4,887       8,033  
Target Corp.     41,551       6,942  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.1     89,487       5,363  
Burlington Stores, Inc.1     27,097       5,302  
Aramark     127,309       5,296  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 3
 

Capital Group Growth ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Consumer discretionary (continued)                
Airbnb, Inc., Class A1     46,638     $ 4,764  
NVR, Inc.1     883       4,096  
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     21,052       3,095  
Etsy, Inc.1     22,766       3,007  
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.1     140,465       2,309  
              226,441  
                 
Health care 17.11%                
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     63,881       34,991  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     42,502       31,949  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.1     79,636       21,533  
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     76,646       16,907  
Centene Corp.1     185,460       16,144  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     22,501       12,605  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     33,416       10,573  
Seagen, Inc.1     65,201       7,915  
NovoCure, Ltd.1     100,871       7,751  
Moderna, Inc.1     43,162       7,593  
Eli Lilly and Company     15,168       5,629  
Horizon Therapeutics PLC1     41,433       4,155  
AstraZeneca PLC     29,069       3,933  
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.1     47,950       3,704  
Danaher Corp.     13,243       3,621  
Molina Healthcare, Inc.1     7,832       2,638  
Guardant Health, Inc.1     38,782       2,030  
Inari Medical, Inc.1     22,966       1,690  
              195,361  
                 
Communication services 12.86%                
Netflix, Inc.1     141,481       43,227  
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1     361,576       42,702  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C1     185,914       18,861  
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1     142,091       14,350  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     195,023       7,602  
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A1     17,976       7,034  
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.1     150,930       3,889  
Snap, Inc., Class A, nonvoting shares1     367,602       3,790  
Comcast Corp., Class A     96,080       3,520  
Pinterest, Inc., Class A1     70,605       1,795  
              146,770  
                 
Industrials 11.73%                
Carrier Global Corp.     365,034       16,178  
Uber Technologies, Inc.1     534,026       15,561  
TransDigm Group, Inc.     22,101       13,890  
Jacobs Solutions, Inc.     103,776       13,132  
Delta Air Lines, Inc.1     347,626       12,296  
United Rentals, Inc.1     25,795       9,106  
Caterpillar, Inc.     33,643       7,954  
Waste Connections, Inc.     42,443       6,133  
MTU Aero Engines AG     28,245       5,890  
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     17,366       5,255  
Robert Half International, Inc.     63,251       4,983  
Ryanair Holdings PLC (ADR)1     63,195       4,783  
Airbus SE, non-registered shares     39,982       4,616  
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.1     81,846       3,615  
Axon Enterprise, Inc.1     18,454       3,396  
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.     204,509       2,753  
Boeing Company1     13,772       2,464  
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     19,193       1,867  
              133,872  

 

4 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group Growth ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Energy 5.90%                
Halliburton Company     518,948     $ 19,663  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (CAD denominated)     291,706       17,416  
Cenovus Energy, Inc.     279,258       5,553  
Permian Resources Corp., Class A     473,378       4,810  
EQT Corp.     101,043       4,285  
Pioneer Natural Resources Company     17,763       4,192  
EOG Resources, Inc.     26,239       3,724  
ConocoPhillips     26,746       3,303  
Tourmaline Oil Corp.     36,801       2,240  
Suncor Energy, Inc.     65,659       2,159  
              67,345  
                 
Financials 5.25%                
Bank of America Corp.     607,217       22,983  
Capital One Financial Corp.     74,050       7,645  
First Republic Bank     52,893       6,750  
S&P Global, Inc.     15,481       5,462  
KKR & Co., Inc.     78,289       4,065  
MSCI, Inc.     7,837       3,980  
Western Alliance Bancorporation     54,671       3,747  
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A     47,744       2,934  
Signature Bank     17,352       2,420  
              59,986  
                 
Materials 2.52%                
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.     194,150       7,578  
Grupo México, SAB de CV, Series B     1,326,697       5,410  
Linde PLC     14,864       5,002  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     32,380       3,503  
ATI, Inc.1     92,617       2,826  
Nutrien, Ltd.     33,985       2,731  
Albemarle Corp.     6,354       1,766  
              28,816  
                 
Consumer staples 1.47%                
Costco Wholesale Corp.     12,671       6,833  
Altria Group, Inc.     108,255       5,042  
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     19,148       4,928  
              16,803  
                 
Utilities 0.56%                
PG&E Corp.1     406,270       6,379  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $1,083,232,000)             1,109,622  
                 
Short-term securities 2.74%                
Money market investments 2.74%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.94%2,3     312,232       31,220  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $31,215,000)             31,220  
Total investment securities 99.94% (cost: $1,114,447,000)             1,140,842  
Other assets less liabilities 0.06%             710  
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 1,141,552  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 5
 

Capital Group Growth ETF (continued)

 

Investments in affiliates3

 

      Value of
affiliate at
6/1/2022
(000)
      Additions
(000)
      Reductions
(000)
      Net realized loss (000)       Net unrealized appreciation (000)       Value of affiliate at 11/30/2022 (000)       Dividend income (000)  
Short-term securities 2.74%                                                        
Money market investments 2.74%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.94%2   $ 8,056     $ 65,896     $ 42,735     $ (2 )   $ 5     $ 31,220     $ 264  

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2022.
3 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviations

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

6 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 
Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF unaudited
Investment portfolio November 30, 2022  

 

Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Country diversification by domicile  

Percent of

net assets

United States     49.72 %
Eurozone*     17.66  
United Kingdom     4.31  
Denmark     3.42  
Taiwan     3.32  
Hong Kong     2.57  
Canada     2.50  
India     2.24  
Switzerland     2.01  
Other countries     6.79  
Short-term securities & other assets less        
liabilities     5.46  
* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are France, Germany and the Netherlands.

 

Common stocks 92.13%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology 24.06%                
Microsoft Corp.     243,639     $ 62,162  
ASML Holding NV     89,563       54,479  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (ADR)     377,933       31,361  
Adyen NV1     10,043       15,658  
Applied Materials, Inc.     136,737       14,986  
Broadcom, Inc.     20,673       11,392  
Fiserv, Inc.1     89,967       9,389  
Hexagon AB, Class B     577,518       6,681  
Apple, Inc.     44,274       6,554  
Keyence Corp.     13,000       5,528  
NVIDIA Corp.     30,800       5,212  
MongoDB, Inc., Class A1     24,064       3,674  
              227,076  
                 
Health care 21.71%                
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     49,123       26,908  
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     207,476       25,974  
DexCom, Inc.1     143,773       16,718  
ResMed, Inc.     72,051       16,586  
AstraZeneca PLC     117,984       15,965  
Pfizer, Inc.     291,264       14,601  
Cigna Corp.     40,897       13,450  
Merck & Co., Inc.     100,890       11,110  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     14,596       10,972  
Eli Lilly and Company     26,725       9,917  
EssilorLuxottica     52,794       9,907  
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.1     6,568       9,652  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     82,990       7,289  
CVS Health Corp.     69,329       7,063  
NovoCure, Ltd.1     59,734       4,590  
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1     18,948       4,180  
              204,882  
                 
Consumer discretionary 14.67%                
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.1     20,291       33,013  
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE     36,967       28,622  
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A1     144,890       10,813  
Renault SA1     278,622       10,180  
Amazon.com, Inc.1     83,452       8,056  
Prosus NV, Class N     120,318       7,913  
Cie. Financière Richemont SA, Class A     57,401       7,636  
NIKE, Inc., Class B     69,596       7,634  
MGM China Holdings, Ltd.1     9,920,988       6,706  
Booking Holdings, Inc.1     2,777       5,775  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 7
 

Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Consumer discretionary (continued)                
Coupang, Inc., Class A1     219,368     $ 4,273  
IDP Education, Ltd.     202,503       4,177  
MercadoLibre, Inc.1     3,862       3,595  
              138,393  
                 
Consumer staples 7.97%                
British American Tobacco PLC     475,716       19,521  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     141,858       14,139  
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     316,493       12,239  
Nestlé SA     95,158       11,323  
Altria Group, Inc.     229,389       10,685  
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A     32,400       7,281  
              75,188  
                 
Financials 7.96%                
AIA Group, Ltd.     1,726,600       17,610  
Tradeweb Markets, Inc., Class A     252,383       15,511  
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.     480,314       11,578  
AXA SA     332,513       9,512  
Citigroup, Inc.     112,669       5,454  
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd., Class H     848,000       5,253  
Prudential PLC     434,539       5,185  
Société Générale     197,342       5,014  
              75,117  
                 
Industrials 5.84%                
Caterpillar, Inc.     37,390       8,839  
Carrier Global Corp.     191,068       8,468  
Boeing Company1     39,744       7,110  
MTU Aero Engines AG     33,220       6,928  
DSV A/S     39,692       6,287  
Airbus SE, non-registered shares     45,645       5,270  
Alliance Global Group, Inc.     25,134,000       4,366  
NIBE Industrier AB, Class B     450,315       4,298  
GT Capital Holdings, Inc.     453,530       3,541  
              55,107  
                 
Energy 4.00%                
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (CAD denominated)     253,018       15,106  
Reliance Industries, Ltd.     284,200       9,579  
Tourmaline Oil Corp.     139,500       8,490  
Equinor ASA     119,712       4,611  
Gazprom PJSC1,2     36,932       3 
              37,786  
                 
Materials 3.33%                
Sherwin-Williams Company     62,562       15,589  
Linde PLC     33,563       11,293  
Vale SA, ordinary nominative shares     275,382       4,549  
              31,431  
                 
Communication services 2.59%                
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1     197,849       19,981  
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1     37,729       4,456  
              24,437  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $804,549,000)             869,417  

 

8 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF (continued)

 

Preferred securities 2.41%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Health care 1.40%                
Sartorius AG, nonvoting non-registered preferred shares     35,353     $ 13,146  
                 
Information technology 1.01%                
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., nonvoting preferred shares     221,859       9,545  
                 
Total preferred securities (cost: $22,549,000)             22,691  
                 
Short-term securities 5.23%                
Money market investments 5.23%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.94%4,5     494,042       49,399  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $49,393,000)             49,399  
Total investment securities 99.77% (cost: $876,491,000)             941,507  
Other assets less liabilities 0.23%             2,133  
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 943,640  

 

Investments in affiliates5

 

    Value of
affiliate at
6/1/2022
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
loss
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliate at
11/30/2022
(000)
    Dividend
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 5.23%                                                        
Money market investments 5.23%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.94%4   $22,127       $87,810       $60,539       $(5 )     $6       $49,399       $457  

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
3 Amount less than one thousand.
4 Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2022.
5 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviations

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 9
 
Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF unaudited
Investment portfolio November 30, 2022  

 

Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Country diversification by domicile   Percent of
net assets
Eurozone*     21.67 %
Japan     16.45  
India     11.24  
Canada     8.19  
Hong Kong     4.75  
Australia     4.26  
Brazil     4.12  
South Korea     3.96  
United Kingdom     3.31  
Other countries     16.40  
Short-term securities & other assets less liabilities     5.65  
* Countries using the euro as a common currency; those represented in the fund’s portfolio are France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

 

Common stocks 94.35%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Industrials 16.37%                
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.     897,800     $ 28,656  
Airbus SE, non-registered shares     197,526       22,806  
Safran SA     88,225       10,856  
Siemens AG     69,052       9,449  
Melrose Industries PLC     5,178,923       8,438  
MTU Aero Engines AG     34,630       7,222  
Ashtead Group PLC     109,256       6,659  
DSV A/S     39,049       6,185  
NIBE Industrier AB, Class B     609,052       5,813  
Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.     454,000       5,467  
Legrand SA     60,663       5,016  
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.     1,342,410       4,880  
Thales SA     35,211       4,479  
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd., Class A     416,500       4,108  
              130,034  
                 
Information technology 13.98%                
SK hynix, Inc.     475,051       31,423  
Shopify, Inc., Class A, subordinate voting shares1     456,767       18,673  
ASML Holding NV     28,510       17,342  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.     883,000       14,107  
Nice, Ltd. (ADR)1     62,096       12,057  
Fujitsu, Ltd.     71,000       9,641  
Lasertec Corp.     41,000       7,750  
              110,993  
                 
Health care 11.43%                
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd.     1,135,600       37,611  
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     135,933       17,017  
Olympus Corp.     755,600       15,613  
Siemens Healthineers AG     141,226       7,456  
Bayer AG     125,925       7,280  
Grifols, SA, Class A, non-registered shares1     537,469       5,784  
              90,761  
                 
Consumer discretionary 11.24%                
MercadoLibre, Inc.1     16,615       15,468  
Evolution AB     119,243       12,217  
Sony Group Corp.     131,800       10,909  
LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton SE     13,053       10,106  
Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.     1,428,000       8,652  
Kering SA     12,016       7,288  
Flutter Entertainment PLC1     46,848       7,058  

 

10 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Consumer discretionary (continued)                
Ferrari NV     30,031     $ 6,656  
Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.     50,030       5,534  
Entain PLC     310,347       5,334  
              89,222  
                 
Materials 10.99%                
First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.     1,268,226       30,151  
Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.     1,471,491       19,585  
Vale SA (ADR), ordinary nominative shares     965,728       15,935  
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.     65,400       8,472  
JSR Corp.     257,900       5,478  
Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd., Class A1     500,801       4,482  
Wacker Chemie AG     25,368       3,195  
              87,298  
                 
Energy 10.86%                
Reliance Industries, Ltd.     1,064,670       35,885  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (CAD denominated)     197,219       11,775  
Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) (ADR), ordinary nominative shares     1,006,008       11,760  
Neste OYJ     199,952       10,288  
TotalEnergies SE     142,487       8,901  
Woodside Energy Group, Ltd.     303,974       7,670  
              86,279  
                 
Financials 7.67%                
Kotak Mahindra Bank, Ltd.     906,574       21,852  
AIA Group, Ltd.     1,753,000       17,879  
HDFC Bank, Ltd. (ADR)     116,243       8,203  
Aegon NV     1,609,848       7,959  
Nu Holdings, Ltd., Class A1     1,120,325       4,986  
              60,879  
                 
Communication services 5.79%                
Sea, Ltd., Class A (ADR)1     393,718       22,981  
Bharti Airtel, Ltd.     1,684,648       17,668  
Universal Music Group NV     222,354       5,327  
              45,976  
                 
Consumer staples 3.36%                
Danone SA     147,043       7,684  
Treasury Wine Estates, Ltd.     701,211       6,587  
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.     159,800       6,520  
British American Tobacco PLC     144,434       5,927  
              26,718  
                 
Utilities 1.94%                
ENN Energy Holdings, Ltd.     1,095,100       15,406  
                 
                 
Real estate 0.72%                
ESR Group, Ltd.     2,516,400       5,746  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $700,547,000)             749,312  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 11
 

Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (continued)

 

Short-term securities 5.03%     Shares       Value
(000)
 
Money market investments 5.03%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.94%2,3     399,569     $ 39,953  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $39,946,000)             39,953  
Total investment securities 99.38% (cost: $740,493,000)             789,265  
Other assets less liabilities 0.62%             4,915  
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 794,180  

 

 

Investments in affiliates3

 

      Value of
affiliate at
6/1/2022
(000)
      Additions
(000)
      Reductions
(000)
      Net realized loss (000)       Net unrealized appreciation (000)       Value of affiliate at 11/30/2022 (000)       Dividend income (000)  
Short-term securities 5.03%                                                        
Money market investments 5.03%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.94%2   $ 24,123     $ 157,263     $ 141,433     $ (7 )   $ 7     $ 39,953     $ 446  

 

1  Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2  Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2022.
3  Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviations

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

12 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 
Capital Group Core Equity ETF unaudited
Investment portfolio November 30, 2022  

 

Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Largest equity holdings   Percent of
net assets
Microsoft     6.19 %
Broadcom     4.35  
UnitedHealth Group     3.57  
Alphabet     3.35  
Raytheon Technologies     2.42  
Abbott Laboratories     2.24  
Philip Morris International     2.15  
Mastercard     1.88  
AbbVie     1.85  
JPMorgan Chase     1.77  

 

Common stocks 93.80%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Information technology 20.76%                
Microsoft Corp.     126,559     $ 32,290  
Broadcom, Inc.     41,205       22,705  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     27,568       9,825  
Apple, Inc.     43,036       6,371  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     18,792       4,964  
Visa, Inc., Class A     22,588       4,902  
Accenture PLC, Class A     14,357       4,320  
ASML Holding NV     6,308       3,837  
Applied Materials, Inc.     29,798       3,266  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.     194,000       3,099  
Global Payments, Inc.     19,719       2,046  
GoDaddy, Inc., Class A1     25,610       2,027  
Concentrix Corp.     16,494       2,019  
ServiceNow, Inc.1     4,797       1,997  
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.1     9,413       1,847  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     12,942       1,637  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     16,866       1,224  
              108,376  
                 
Industrials 14.38%                
Raytheon Technologies Corp.     127,975       12,634  
General Electric Co.     98,820       8,495  
Carrier Global Corp.     125,307       5,554  
Northrop Grumman Corp.     10,258       5,470  
TFI International, Inc.     47,284       5,133  
General Dynamics Corp.     19,527       4,928  
Waste Connections, Inc.     24,635       3,560  
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     11,135       3,370  
BWX Technologies, Inc.     47,417       2,887  
TransDigm Group, Inc.     4,116       2,587  
Norfolk Southern Corp.     9,615       2,466  
United Rentals, Inc.1     6,781       2,394  
Woodward, Inc.     23,344       2,236  
Equifax, Inc.     10,511       2,075  
Waste Management, Inc.     12,365       2,074  
Airbus SE, non-registered shares     15,375       1,775  
Air Lease Corp., Class A     45,561       1,760  
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.1     38,702       1,709  
ITT, Inc.     18,306       1,547  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     2,674       1,297  
Safran SA     8,874       1,092  
              75,043  
                 
Health care 13.52%                
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     34,037       18,644  
Abbott Laboratories     108,569       11,680  
AbbVie, Inc.     59,739       9,629  
Humana, Inc.     8,752       4,813  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 13
 

Capital Group Core Equity ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Health care (continued)                
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B     37,590     $ 4,706  
Elevance Health, Inc.     6,463       3,444  
AstraZeneca PLC     24,726       3,346  
Danaher Corp.     11,818       3,231  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     5,208       2,918  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     32,367       2,598  
PerkinElmer, Inc.     17,652       2,466  
Pfizer, Inc.     39,948       2,003  
Seagen, Inc.1     9,220       1,119  
              70,597  
                 
Financials 9.36%                
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     67,026       9,262  
BlackRock, Inc.     6,435       4,607  
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     25,222       4,368  
Nasdaq, Inc.     63,349       4,337  
Chubb, Ltd.     19,690       4,324  
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.     20,026       3,987  
B3 SA-Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao     914,291       2,243  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     13,243       2,228  
Webster Financial Corp.     36,965       2,009  
State Street Corp.     24,690       1,967  
Moody’s Corp.     6,359       1,897  
Aon PLC, Class A     5,815       1,793  
Signature Bank     12,128       1,692  
Charles Schwab Corp.     20,183       1,666  
American International Group, Inc.     20,696       1,306  
Blue Owl Capital, Inc., Class A     105,166       1,188  
              48,874  
                 
Communication services 8.13%                
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1     95,449       9,639  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C1     77,308       7,843  
Comcast Corp., Class A     236,259       8,657  
Netflix, Inc.1     27,703       8,464  
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A1     8,038       3,145  
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1     20,326       2,400  
Electronic Arts, Inc.     17,499       2,289  
              42,437  
                 
Consumer discretionary 7.99%                
Amazon.com, Inc.1     77,657       7,497  
General Motors Company     152,568       6,188  
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     23,291       3,322  
Home Depot, Inc.     9,982       3,234  
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.1     20,781       3,123  
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     42,281       3,100  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.1     50,051       3,000  
Burlington Stores, Inc.1     12,591       2,464  
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.1     1,313       2,136  
Lear Corp.     13,036       1,880  
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC     31,870       1,875  
Dollar General Corp.     6,035       1,543  
Kering SA     2,117       1,284  
Rivian Automotive, Inc., Class A1     33,018       1,058  
              41,704  
                 
Energy 5.65%                
Chevron Corp.     37,882       6,944  
ConocoPhillips     50,908       6,288  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (CAD denominated)     94,823       5,661  
Baker Hughes Co., Class A     131,040       3,803  

 

14 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group Core Equity ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Energy (continued)                
EOG Resources, Inc.     23,999     $ 3,406  
TC Energy Corp.     42,060       1,864  
Equitrans Midstream Corp.     184,091       1,544  
              29,510  
                 
Consumer staples 5.06%                
Philip Morris International, Inc.     112,531       11,216  
British American Tobacco PLC     164,591       6,754  
Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.     83,275       3,220  
General Mills, Inc.     24,158       2,061  
Molson Coors Beverage Company, Class B, restricted voting shares     31,692       1,746  
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV     24,294       1,428  
              26,425  
                 
Utilities 3.69%                
PG&E Corp.1     389,880       6,121  
Edison International     58,441       3,896  
Constellation Energy Corp.     23,295       2,239  
Sempra Energy     12,125       2,015  
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     61,024       1,898  
AES Corp.     63,158       1,827  
Enel SpA     232,599       1,267  
              19,263  
                 
Materials 2.92%                
Linde PLC     13,093       4,406  
LyondellBasell Industries NV     31,336       2,664  
Albemarle Corp.     8,092       2,249  
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     51,957       2,068  
Corteva, Inc.     22,088       1,483  
Vale SA (ADR), ordinary nominative shares     82,614       1,363  
ATI, Inc.1     33,367       1,018  
              15,251  
                 
Real estate 2.34%                
VICI Properties, Inc. REIT     194,930       6,667  
Equinix, Inc. REIT     4,956       3,423  
Crown Castle, Inc. REIT     15,054       2,129  
              12,219  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $464,175,000)             489,699  
                 
Short-term securities 6.16%                
Money market investments 6.16%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.94%2,3     321,763       32,173  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $32,170,000)             32,173  
Total investment securities 99.96% (cost: $496,345,000)             521,872  
Other assets less liabilities 0.04%             194  
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 522,066  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 15
 

Capital Group Core Equity ETF (continued)

Investments in affiliates3

 

    Value of
affiliate at
6/1/2022
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
loss
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliate at
11/30/2022
(000)
    Dividend
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 6.16%                                                        
Money market investments 6.16%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.94%2   $ 8,939     $ 39,175     $ 15,942     $ (2 )   $ 3     $ 32,173     $ 259  

 

1  Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2  Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2022.
3  Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviations

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

CAD = Canadian dollars

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

16 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF unaudited
Investment portfolio November 30, 2022  

 

Sector diversification Percent of net assets

 

 

Largest equity holdings   Percent of
net assets
Raytheon Technologies     6.02 %
Microsoft     5.30  
General Electric     5.21  
Broadcom     4.91  
Abbott Laboratories     3.26  
Philip Morris International     3.03  
Comcast     3.01  
General Dynamics     2.98  
Edison International     2.95  
American International Group     2.76  

 

Common stocks 95.42%   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Industrials 20.16%                
Raytheon Technologies Corp.     757,939     $ 74,824  
General Electric Co.     753,168       64,750  
General Dynamics Corp.     147,070       37,119  
Carrier Global Corp.     616,232       27,311  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     81,321       18,498  
TFI International, Inc.     132,987       14,436  
Union Pacific Corp.     63,503       13,807  
              250,745  
                 
Information technology 13.95%                
Microsoft Corp.     258,286       65,899  
Broadcom, Inc.     110,952       61,138  
Apple, Inc.     181,549       26,875  
Micron Technology, Inc.     340,448       19,627  
              173,539  
                 
Health care 13.40%                
Abbott Laboratories     377,262       40,586  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     48,998       26,839  
Amgen, Inc.     86,772       24,852  
AbbVie, Inc.     152,296       24,547  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     247,735       21,759  
Danaher Corp.     52,159       14,261  
Medtronic PLC     175,297       13,855  
              166,699  
                 
Consumer discretionary 9.47%                
McDonald’s Corp.     95,913       26,164  
D.R. Horton, Inc.     300,686       25,859  
General Motors Company     385,632       15,641  
Starbucks Corp.     112,777       11,526  
Aptiv PLC1     99,837       10,650  
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.1     170,152       10,197  
TopBuild Corp.1     65,684       10,120  
Hasbro, Inc.     121,646       7,642  
              117,799  
                 
Energy 9.12%                
Baker Hughes Co., Class A     1,158,037       33,606  
Chevron Corp.     136,967       25,107  
EOG Resources, Inc.     175,982       24,977  
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.     303,825       18,145  
Halliburton Company     304,459       11,536  
              113,371  

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 17
 

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (continued)

 

Common stocks (continued)   Shares     Value
(000)
 
Consumer staples 8.53%                
Philip Morris International, Inc.     377,594     $ 37,635  
British American Tobacco PLC     743,659       30,516  
Altria Group, Inc.     520,133       24,228  
Coca-Cola Company     214,924       13,671  
              106,050  
                 
Communication services 6.36%                
Comcast Corp., Class A     1,020,196       37,380  
Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A1     135,931       16,053  
Netflix, Inc.1     52,478       16,034  
Alphabet, Inc., Class A1     95,032       9,597  
              79,064  
                 
Utilities 5.51%                
Edison International     550,729       36,712  
NextEra Energy, Inc.     129,018       10,928  
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     175,022       10,597  
PG&E Corp.1     652,928       10,251  
              68,488  
                 
Financials 4.82%                
American International Group, Inc.     544,103       34,338  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     117,550       16,243  
Morgan Stanley     100,339       9,339  
              59,920  
                 
Materials 3.42%                
Linde PLC     101,179       34,045  
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     212,228       8,446  
              42,491  
                 
Real estate 0.68%                
Prologis, Inc. REIT     71,837       8,462  
                 
Total common stocks (cost: $1,108,284,000)             1,186,628  
                 
Short-term securities 4.70%                
Money market investments 4.70%                
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.94%2,3     584,754       58,470  
                 
Total short-term securities (cost: $58,464,000)             58,470  
Total investment securities 100.12% (cost: $1,166,748,000)             1,245,098  
Other assets less liabilities (0.12)%             (1,552 )
                 
Net assets 100.00%           $ 1,243,546  

 

18 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (continued)

 

Investments in affiliates3

 

    Value of
affiliate at
6/1/2022
(000)
    Additions
(000)
    Reductions
(000)
    Net
realized
loss
(000)
    Net
unrealized
appreciation
(000)
    Value of
affiliate at
11/30/2022
(000)
    Dividend
income
(000)
 
Short-term securities 4.70%                                                        
Money market investments 4.70%                                                        
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.94%2   $ 10,077     $ 71,400     $ 23,010     $ (3 )   $ 6     $ 58,470     $ 412  

 

1 Security did not produce income during the last 12 months.
2 Rate represents the seven-day yield at November 30, 2022.
3 Part of the same “group of investment companies” as the fund as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Key to abbreviation

REIT = Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 19
 

Financial statements

 

Statements of assets and liabilities unaudited
at November 30, 2022 (dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share amounts)

 

    Growth
ETF
  Global
Growth
Equity
ETF
  International
Focus Equity
ETF
  Core
Equity
ETF
  Dividend
Value
ETF
Assets:                                        
Investment securities, at value:                                        
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 1,109,622     $ 892,108     $ 749,312     $ 489,699     $ 1,186,628  
Affiliated issuers     31,220       49,399       39,953       32,173       58,470  
Cash     50       59       4,294       50       50  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars     *     171       124       *     *
Receivables for:                                        
Sales of investments                 23,787       7,958       11,132  
Sales of fund’s shares     13,343       33,109       12,258             19,408  
Dividends and interest     643       614       1,569       512       1,349  
      1,154,878       975,460       831,297       530,392       1,277,037  
                                         
Liabilities:                                        
Payables for:                                        
Purchases of investments     13,012       31,350       11,379       8,200       33,201  
Repurchases of fund’s shares                 24,671              
Investment advisory services     314       310       314       126       290  
Non-U.S. taxes           160       753              
      13,326       31,820       37,117       8,326       33,491  
Net assets at November 30, 2022   $ 1,141,552     $ 943,640     $ 794,180     $ 522,066     $ 1,243,546  
                                         
Net assets consist of:                                        
Capital paid in on shares of beneficial interest     1,140,292       904,169       767,687       504,937       1,191,592  
Total distributable earnings     1,260       39,471       26,493       17,129       51,954  
Net assets at November 30, 2022   $ 1,141,552     $ 943,640     $ 794,180     $ 522,066     $ 1,243,546  
                                         
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding (no stated par value) — unlimited shares authorized                                        
Net assets   $ 1,141,552     $ 943,640     $ 794,180     $ 522,066     $ 1,243,546  
Shares outstanding     53,044       43,324       36,284       22,224       51,224  
Net asset value per share   $ 21.52     $ 21.78     $ 21.89     $ 23.49     $ 24.28  
                                         
Investment securities, at cost:                                        
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 1,083,232     $ 827,098     $ 700,547     $ 464,175     $ 1,108,284  
Affiliated issuers     31,215       49,393       39,946       32,170       58,464  
Cash denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, at cost     *     170       124       *     *

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

20 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of operations unaudited
for the six months ended November 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands)

 

    Growth
ETF
  Global
Growth
Equity
ETF
  International
Focus Equity
ETF
  Core
Equity
ETF
  Dividend
Value
ETF
Investment income:                                        
Income (net of non-U.S. taxes*):                                        
Dividends:                                        
Unaffiliated issuers   $ 3,081     $ 3,069     $ 5,113     $ 2,792     $ 8,101  
Affiliated issuers     264       457       446       259       412  
      3,345       3,526       5,559       3,051       8,513  
Fees and expenses:                                        
Investment advisory services     1,277       1,141       1,167       512       1,106  
Net investment income     2,068       2,385       4,392       2,539       7,407  
                                         
Net realized loss and unrealized appreciation:                                        
Net realized (loss) gain* on:                                        
Investments in:                                        
Unaffiliated issuers     (26,449 )     (23,886 )     (25,952 )     (9,844 )     (29,723 )
Affiliated issuers     (2 )     (5 )     (7 )     (2 )     (3 )
In-kind redemptions     1,082             3,057       1,377        
Currency transactions     (9 )     49       (119 )     (4 )      
      (25,378 )     (23,842 )     (23,021 )     (8,473 )     (29,726 )
                                         
Net unrealized appreciation* on:                                        
Investments in:                                        
Unaffiliated issuers     39,951       69,369       48,329       27,007       81,534  
Affiliated issuers     5       6       7       3       6  
Currency translations           2       10              
      39,956       69,377       48,346       27,010       81,540  
Net realized loss and unrealized appreciation     14,578       45,535       25,325       18,537       51,814  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 16,646     $ 47,920     $ 29,717     $ 21,076     $ 59,221  

 

* Additional information related to non-U.S. taxes is included in the notes to financial statements.
Amount less than one thousand.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 21
 

Financial statements (continued)

 

Statements of changes in net assets (dollars in thousands)

 

 

    Growth
ETF
  Global Growth Equity
ETF
  International Focus Equity
ETF
    Six months
ended
November 30,
2022*
    Period
ended
May 31,

2022
    Six months
ended
November 30,
2022
*
    Period
ended
May 31,
2022
    Six months
ended
November 30,
2022
*
    Period
ended
May 31,
2022
 
Operations:                                                
Net investment income   $ 2,068     $ 187     $ 2,385     $ 403     $ 4,392     $ 963  
Net realized (loss) gain     (25,378 )     (1,442 )     (23,842 )     (3,699 )     (23,021 )     (2,915 )
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     39,956       (13,561 )     69,377       (4,522 )     48,346       (319 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     16,646       (14,816 )     47,920       (7,818 )     29,717       (2,271 )
                                                 
Distributions paid to shareholders     (423 )           (631 )           (953 )      
                                                 
Net capital share transactions     840,060       300,085       676,108       228,061       577,320       190,367  
                                                 
Total increase in net assets     856,283       285,269       723,397       220,243       606,084       188,096  
                                                 
Net assets:                                                
Beginning of period     285,269             220,243             188,096        
End of period   $ 1,141,552     $ 285,269     $ 943,640     $ 220,243     $ 794,180     $ 188,096  

 

    Core Equity
ETF
  Dividend Value
ETF
    Six months
ended
November 30,
2022*
  Period
ended
May 31,
2022
  Six months
ended
November 30,
2022*
  Period
ended
May 31,
2022
Operations:                                
Net investment income   $ 2,539     $ 280     $ 7,407     $ 536  
Net realized (loss) gain     (8,473 )     (1,007 )     (29,726 )     83  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     27,010       (1,483 )     81,540       (3,190 )
Total increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     21,076       (2,210 )     59,221       (2,571 )
                                 
Distributions paid to shareholders     (1,657 )     (80 )     (4,329 )     (105 )
                                 
Net capital share transactions     338,396       166,541       887,780       303,550  
                                 
Total increase in net assets     357,815       164,251       942,672       300,874  
                                 
Net assets:                                
Beginning of period     164,251             300,874        
End of period   $ 522,066     $ 164,251     $ 1,243,546     $ 300,874  

 

 

* Unaudited.
For the period February 22, 2022, commencement of operations, to May 31, 2022.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

22 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 
Notes to financial statements unaudited

 

1. Organization

 

Capital Group Growth ETF (“Growth ETF”), Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF (“Global Growth Equity ETF”), Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF (“International Focus Equity ETF”), Capital Group Core Equity ETF (“Core Equity ETF”), and Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (“Dividend Value ETF”) (each a “fund”, or collectively the “funds”) each operate as an exchange-traded fund and are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as open-end, non-diversified management investment companies.

 

The funds’ investment objectives are as follows:

 

Growth ETF – To provide growth of capital.

 

Global Growth Equity ETF – To provide long-term growth of capital.

 

International Focus Equity ETF – To provide long-term growth of capital.

 

Core Equity ETF – To achieve long-term growth of capital and income.

 

Dividend Value ETF – To produce income exceeding the average yield on U.S. stocks generally and provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

 

Each fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board. Each fund’s financial statements have been prepared to comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). These principles require the funds’ investment adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, have been evaluated through the date of issuance in the preparation of the financial statements. The funds follow the significant accounting policies described in this section, as well as the valuation policies described in the next section on valuation.

 

Security transactions and related investment income — Security transactions are recorded by the funds as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are determined based on the specific identified cost of the securities. In the event a security is purchased with a delayed payment date, the funds will segregate liquid assets sufficient to meet their payment obligations. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Market discounts, premiums and original issue discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized daily over the expected life of the security.

 

Distributions paid to shareholders — Income dividends and capital gain distributions are recorded on each fund’s ex-dividend date.

 

Currency translation — Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates supplied by one or more pricing vendors on the valuation date. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates on the dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in exchange rates on investment securities are included with the net realized gain or loss and net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in each fund’s statement of operations. The realized gain or loss and unrealized appreciation or depreciation resulting from all other transactions denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are disclosed separately.

 

3. Valuation

 

Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”), the funds’ investment adviser, values each fund’s investments at fair value as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The net asset value per share of each fund is calculated once daily as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, normally 4 p.m. New York time, each day the New York Stock Exchange is open. Security transactions are recorded by each fund as of the date the trades are executed with brokers. Assets and liabilities, including investment securities, denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates supplied by one or more pricing vendors on the valuation date.

 

Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds 23
 

Methods and inputs — The funds’ investment adviser uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of each fund’s assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

 

Equity securities, including depositary receipts, are generally valued at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the last available bid price. Prices for each security are taken from the principal exchange or market on which the security trades.

 

Fixed-income securities, including short-term securities, are generally valued at evaluated prices obtained from third-party pricing vendors. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the inputs described in the following table. The table provides examples of inputs that are commonly relevant for valuing particular classes of fixed-income securities in which the funds are authorized to invest. However, these classifications are not exclusive, and any of the inputs may be used to value any other class of fixed-income security.

 

Fixed-income class   Examples of standard inputs
All   Benchmark yields, transactions, bids, offers, quotations from dealers and trading systems, new issues, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities; and proprietary pricing models such as yield measures calculated using factors such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (collectively referred to as “standard inputs”)
Corporate bonds, notes & loans; convertible securities   Standard inputs and underlying equity of the issuer
Bonds & notes of governments & government agencies   Standard inputs and interest rate volatilities
Mortgage-backed; asset-backed obligations   Standard inputs and cash flows, prepayment information, default rates, delinquency and loss assumptions, collateral characteristics, credit enhancements and specific deal information

 

Securities with both fixed-income and equity characteristics, or equity securities traded principally among fixed-income dealers, are generally valued in the manner described for either equity or fixed-income securities, depending on which method is deemed most appropriate by the funds’ investment adviser. The Capital Group Central Cash Fund (“CCF”), a fund within the Capital Group Central Fund Series (“Central Funds”), is valued based upon a floating net asset value, which fluctuates with changes in the value of CCF’s portfolio securities. The underlying securities are valued based on the policies and procedures in CCF’s statement of additional information.

 

Securities and other assets for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the funds’ investment adviser are fair valued as determined in good faith under fair value guidelines adopted by the funds’ investment adviser and approved by each fund’s board of trustees as further described. The investment adviser follows fair valuation guidelines, consistent with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and guidance, to consider relevant principles and factors when making fair value determinations. The investment adviser considers relevant indications of value that are reasonably and timely available to it in determining the fair value to be assigned to a particular security, such as the type and cost of the security, contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security, relevant financial or business developments of the issuer, actively traded similar or related securities, dealer or broker quotes, conversion or exchange rights on the security, related corporate actions, significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security, and changes in overall market conditions. In addition, the closing prices of equity securities that trade in markets outside U.S. time zones may be adjusted to reflect significant events that occur after the close of local trading but before the net asset value of each fund is determined. Fair valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

 

Processes and structure — Each fund’s board of trustees has designated the funds’ investment adviser to make fair value determinations, subject to board oversight. The investment adviser has established a Joint Fair Valuation Committee (the “Fair Valuation Committee”) to administer, implement and oversee the fair valuation process, and to make fair value decisions. The Fair Valuation Committee regularly reviews its own fair value decisions, as well as decisions made under its standing instructions to the investment adviser’s valuation team. The Fair Valuation Committee reviews changes in fair value measurements from period to period and may, as deemed appropriate, update the fair valuation guidelines to better reflect the results of back testing and address new or evolving issues. The Fair Valuation Committee reports any changes to the fair valuation guidelines to the board of trustees. Each fund’s board and audit committee also regularly review reports that describe fair value determinations and methods.

 

24 Capital Group equity exchange-traded funds
 

The funds’ investment adviser has also established a Fixed-Income Pricing Review Group to administer and oversee the fixed-income valuation process, including the use of fixed-income pricing vendors. This group regularly reviews pricing vendor information and market data. Pricing decisions, processes and controls over security valuation are also subject to additional internal reviews facilitated by the investment adviser’s global risk management group.

 

Classifications — The funds’ investment adviser classifies each fund’s assets and liabilities into three levels based on the inputs used to value the assets or liabilities. Level 1 values are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar securities and quoted prices in inactive markets. Certain securities trading outside the U.S. may transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 due to valuation adjustments resulting from significant market movements following the close of local trading. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the investment adviser’s determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the securities. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. For example, U.S. government securities are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market. The following tables present the funds’ valuation levels as of November 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

Growth ETF

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Common stocks:                                
Information technology   $ 208,720     $ 19,129     $     $ 227,849  
Consumer discretionary     205,855       20,586             226,441  
Health care     191,428       3,933             195,361  
Communication services     146,770                   146,770  
Industrials     123,366       10,506             133,872  
Energy     67,345                   67,345  
Financials     59,986                   59,986  
Materials     28,816                   28,816  
Consumer staples     16,803                   16,803  
Utilities     6,379                   6,379  
Short-term securities     31,220                   31,220  
Total   $ 1,086,688     $ 54,154     $     $ 1,140,842  

 

Global Growth Equity ETF

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Common stocks:                                
Information technology   $ 144,730     $ 82,346     $     $ 227,076  
Health care     153,036       51,846             204,882  
Consumer discretionary     73,159       65,234             138,393  
Consumer staples     37,063       38,125             75,188  
Financials     20,965       54,152             75,117  
Industrials     24,417       30,690             55,107  
Energy     23,596       14,190       *     37,786  
Materials     31,431                   31,431  
Communication services     24,437                   24,437  
Preferred securities           22,691             22,691  
Short-term securities     49,399                   49,399  
Total   $ 582,233     $ 359,274     $   $ 941,507  

 

* Amount less than one thousand.

 

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International Focus Equity ETF

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Common stocks:                                
Industrials   $     $ 130,034     $     $ 130,034  
Information technology     30,730       80,263             110,993  
Health care           90,761             90,761  
Consumer discretionary     15,468       73,754             89,222  
Materials     50,568       36,730             87,298  
Energy     23,535       62,744             86,279  
Financials     13,189       47,690             60,879  
Communication services     22,981       22,995             45,976  
Consumer staples           26,718             26,718  
Utilities           15,406             15,406  
Real estate           5,746             5,746  
Short-term securities     39,953                   39,953  
Total   $ 196,424     $ 592,841     $     $ 789,265  

 

Core Equity ETF

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Common stocks:                                
Information technology   $ 101,440     $ 6,936     $     $ 108,376  
Industrials     72,176       2,867             75,043  
Health care     62,545       8,052             70,597  
Financials     48,874                   48,874  
Communication services     42,437                   42,437  
Consumer discretionary     38,545       3,159             41,704  
Energy     29,510                   29,510  
Consumer staples     18,243       8,182             26,425  
Utilities     17,996       1,267             19,263  
Materials     15,251                   15,251  
Real estate     12,219                   12,219  
Short-term securities     32,173                   32,173  
Total   $ 491,409     $ 30,463     $     $ 521,872  

 

Dividend Value ETF

 

    Investment securities  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets:                                
Common stocks:                                
Industrials   $ 250,745     $     $     $ 250,745  
Information technology     173,539                   173,539  
Health care     166,699                   166,699  
Consumer discretionary     117,799                   117,799  
Energy     113,371                   113,371  
Consumer staples     75,534       30,516             106,050  
Communication services     79,064                   79,064  
Utilities     68,488                   68,488  
Financials     59,920                   59,920  
Materials     42,491                   42,491  
Real estate     8,462                   8,462  
Short-term securities     58,470                   58,470  
Total   $ 1,214,582     $ 30,516     $     $ 1,245,098  

 

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4. Risk factors

 

Investing in each fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

 

Market conditions — The prices of, and the income generated by, the common stocks and other securities held by a fund may decline due to various factors, including events or conditions affecting the general economy or particular industries; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; governmental, governmental agency or central bank responses to economic conditions; and currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

 

Economies and financial markets throughout the world are highly interconnected. Events (including public health emergencies, such as the spread of infectious disease) and other circumstances in one country or region could have impacts on global economies or markets. As a result, whether or not a fund invests in securities of issuers located in or with significant exposure to the countries affected, the value and liquidity of the fund’s investments may be negatively affected by developments in other countries and regions.

 

Issuer risks — The prices of, and the income generated by, securities held by a fund may decline in response to various factors directly related to the issuers of such securities, including reduced demand for an issuer’s goods or services, poor management performance, major litigation, investigations or other controversies related to the issuer, changes in government regulations affecting the issuer or its competitive environment and strategic initiatives and the market response to any such initiatives.

 

Investing in growth-oriented stocks — Growth-oriented common stocks may involve larger price swings and greater potential for loss than other types of investments.

 

Investing in income-oriented stocks — The value of a fund’s securities and income provided by the fund may be reduced by changes in the dividend policies of, and the capital resources available for dividend payments at, the companies in which the fund invests.

 

Investing outside the U.S. — Securities of issuers domiciled outside the United States, or with significant operations or revenues outside the United States, may lose value because of adverse political, social, economic or market developments in the countries or regions in which the issuers operate or generate revenue. These securities may also lose value due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar and/or currencies of other countries. Issuers of these securities may be more susceptible to actions of foreign governments, which could adversely impact the value of these securities. Securities markets in certain countries may be more volatile and/or less liquid than those in the United States. Investments outside the United States may also be subject to different accounting and auditing practices and standards and different regulatory, legal and reporting requirements, and may be more difficult to value, than those in the United States. In addition, the value of investments outside the United States may be reduced by foreign taxes. Further, there may be increased risks of delayed settlement of securities purchased or sold by the fund.

 

Investing in emerging markets — Investing in emerging markets may involve risks in addition to and greater than those generally associated with investing in the securities markets of developed countries. For instance, emerging market countries tend to have less developed political, economic and legal systems and accounting and auditing practices and standards than those in developed countries. Accordingly, the governments of these countries may be less stable and more likely to intervene in the market economy in a manner that could adversely affect the prices of securities. Information regarding issuers in emerging markets may be limited, incomplete or inaccurate, and there may be fewer rights and remedies available to the fund and its shareholders. In addition, the economies of these countries may be dependent on relatively few industries, may have limited access to capital and may be more susceptible to changes in local and global trade conditions and downturns in the world economy. Securities markets in these countries can also be relatively small and have substantially lower trading volumes. As a result, securities issued in these countries may be more volatile and less liquid, and may be more difficult to value, than securities issued in countries with more developed economies and/or markets. Less certainty with respect to security valuations may lead to additional challenges and risks in calculating the fund’s net asset value. Additionally, emerging markets are more likely to experience problems with the clearing and settling of trades and the holding of securities by banks, agents and depositories that are less established than those in developed countries.

 

Market trading — Each fund’s shares are listed for trading on an exchange and are bought and sold on the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of each fund’s shares are expected to fluctuate, in some cases materially, in response to changes in the fund’s net asset value (“NAV”), the intraday value of each fund’s holdings, and supply and demand for each fund’s shares. The existence of significant market volatility, disruptions to creations and redemptions, or potential lack of an active trading market for fund shares (including through a trading halt), among other factors, may result in the shares of each fund trading significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV. If you buy fund shares when their market price is at a premium or sell the fund shares when their market price is at a discount, you may pay more than, or receive less than, NAV, respectively.

 

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Foreign securities held by the funds may be traded in markets that close at a different time than the exchange on which the fund’s shares are listed. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable closing times. Accordingly, during the time when the fund’s exchange is open but after the applicable market closing, fixing or settlement times, bid-ask spreads on the fund’s exchange and the corresponding premium or discount to the fund’s NAV may widen.

 

Authorized participant concentration — Only authorized participants may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with each of the funds, and none of them is obligated to do so. Each fund has a limited number of institutions that may act as authorized participants. If authorized participants exit the business or are unable to or elect not to engage in creation or redemption transactions, and no other authorized participant engages in such function, fund shares may trade at a premium or discount to NAV and/or at wider intraday bid-ask spreads and possibly face trading halts or delisting.

 

Nondiversification — As nondiversified funds, each fund has the ability to invest a larger percentage of its assets in the securities of a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, poor performance by a single issuer could adversely affect fund performance more than if each fund were invested in a larger number of issuers. Each fund’s share price can be expected to fluctuate more than might be the case if each fund were more broadly diversified.

 

Management — The investment adviser to the funds actively manages the funds’ investments. Consequently, the funds are subject to the risk that the methods and analyses, including models, tools and data, employed by the investment adviser in this process may be flawed or incorrect and may not produce the desired results. This could cause the fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

 

5. Taxation and distributions

 

Federal income taxation — Each fund complies with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and intends to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income and net capital gains each year. The funds are not subject to income taxes to the extent such distributions are made. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

As of and during the period ended November 30, 2022, none of the funds had a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Each fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in their respective statements of operations. During the period, none of the funds incurred any significant interest or penalties.

 

Each fund’s tax returns are generally not subject to examination by federal, state and, if applicable, non-U.S. tax authorities after the expiration of each jurisdiction’s statute of limitations, which is typically three years after the date of filing but can be extended in certain jurisdictions.

 

Non-U.S. taxation — Dividend and interest income, if any, are recorded net of non-U.S. taxes paid. The funds may file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. These reclaims are recorded when the amount is known and there are no significant uncertainties on collectability. Gains realized by the funds on the sale of securities in certain countries, if any, may be subject to non-U.S. taxes. If applicable, the funds record an estimated deferred tax liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.

 

Distributions — Distributions determined on a tax basis may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to different treatment for items such as currency gains and losses; short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to sales of certain securities within 30 days of purchase; cost of investments sold; net capital losses and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the funds for financial reporting purposes.

 

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Additional tax basis disclosures for each fund are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

    Growth
ETF
    Global Growth
Equity
ETF
    International
Focus Equity
ETF
    Core
Equity
ETF
    Dividend
Value
ETF
 
As of May 31, 2022                                        
Undistributed ordinary income   $ 185     $ 391     $ 945     $ 199     $ 430  
Capital loss carryforward*     (1,059 )     (3,092 )     (1,836 )     (841 )     (173 )
As of November 30, 2022                                        
Gross unrealized appreciation on investments     76,902       72,684       54,936       31,658       86,275  
Gross unrealized depreciation on investments     (54,432 )     (12,783 )     (11,569 )     (6,931 )     (9,486 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments     22,470       59,901       43,367       24,727       76,789  
Cost of investments     1,118,372       881,606       745,898       497,145       1,168,309  

 

* Each fund’s capital loss carryforward will be used to offset any capital gains realized by the fund in the current year or in subsequent years. Funds with a capital loss carryforward will not make distributions from capital gains while a capital loss carryforward remains.

 

Distributions paid by each fund were characterized for tax purposes as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

    Six months ended November 30, 2022     Period ended May 31, 2022*  
Fund   Ordinary
income
    Long-term
capital gains
    Total
distributions
paid
    Ordinary
income
    Long-term
capital gains
    Total
distributions
paid
 
Growth ETF   $ 423     $     $ 423     $     $     $  
Global Growth Equity ETF     631             631                    
International Focus Equity ETF     953             953                    
Core Equity ETF     1,657             1,657       80             80  
Dividend Value ETF     4,329             4,329       105             105  

 

* For the period February 22, 2022, commencement of operations, to May 31, 2022.

 

6. Fees and transactions

 

CRMC, the funds’ investment adviser, is the parent company of American Funds Distributors, Inc.® (“AFD”), the principal underwriter of the fund’s’ shares. CRMC and AFD are considered related parties to the funds.

 

Investment advisory services — Each fund has an investment advisory and service agreement with CRMC that provides for monthly fees, accrued daily. These fees are based on an annual rate of daily net assets as follows:

 

Fund   Annual rate
Growth ETF     0.39 %
Global Growth Equity ETF     0.47  
International Focus Equity ETF     0.54  
Core Equity ETF     0.33  
Dividend Value ETF     0.33  

 

Under the terms of the agreements, in addition to providing investment advisory services, the investment adviser and its affiliates provide certain administrative services to help assist third parties providing non-distribution services to the funds’ shareholders. These services include providing in-depth information on each fund and market developments that impact each fund’s investments. The agreement provides that the investment adviser will pay all ordinary operating expenses of each fund other than management fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, costs of holding shareholder meetings, legal fees and expenses relating to arbitration or litigation, payments under each fund’s plan of distribution (if any) and other non-routine or extraordinary expenses. Additionally, each fund will be responsible for its non-operating expenses, including brokerage commissions and fees and expenses associated with the fund’s securities lending program, if applicable.

 

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Transfer agency and administration services — Each fund has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement and an administration agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”). Under the terms of the transfer agency agreement, State Street (or an agent, including an affiliate) acts as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for each fund. Under the terms of the administration agreement, State Street provides necessary administrative, legal, tax and accounting, regulatory and financial reporting services for the maintenance and operations of each fund. The investment adviser bears the costs of services under these agreements.

 

Affiliated officers and trustees — Officers and certain trustees of each fund are or may be considered to be affiliated with CRMC and AFD. No affiliated officers or trustees received any compensation directly from any of the funds.

 

Investment in CCF — Each fund holds shares of CCF, an institutional prime money market fund managed by CRMC. CCF invests in high-quality, short-term money market instruments. CCF is used as the primary investment vehicle for each fund’s short-term investments. CCF shares are only available for purchase by CRMC, its affiliates, and other funds managed by CRMC. CCF shares are not available to the public. CRMC does not receive an investment advisory services fee from CCF.

 

Security transactions with related funds — Each fund may purchase from, or sell securities to, other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC) under procedures adopted by each fund’s board of trustees. The funds involved in such transactions are considered related by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common trustees and/or common officers. When such transactions occur, each transaction is executed at the current market price of the security and no brokerage commissions or fees are paid in accordance with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. None of the funds engaged in any such purchase or sale transactions with any related funds during the period ended November 30, 2022.

 

Interfund lending — Pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the SEC, the funds, along with other CRMC-managed funds (or funds managed by certain affiliates of CRMC), may participate in an interfund lending program. The program provides an alternate credit facility that permits the funds to lend or borrow cash for temporary purposes directly to or from one another, subject to the conditions of the exemptive order. None of the funds lent or borrowed cash through the interfund lending program at any time during the period ended November 30, 2022.

 

7. Indemnifications

 

Each fund’s organizational documents provide board members and officers with indemnification against certain liabilities or expenses in connection with the performance of their duties to the fund. In the normal course of business, each fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. Each fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since it is dependent on future claims that may be made against each fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote. Insurance policies are also available to each fund’s board members and officers.

 

8. Capital share transactions

 

The funds issue and redeem shares at NAV only with certain authorized participants in large increments known as creation units. Purchases of creation units are made by tendering a basket of designated securities and cash to a fund, and redemption proceeds are paid with a basket of securities from a fund’s portfolio with a balancing cash component to equate the market value of the basket of securities delivered or redeemed to the NAV per creation unit on the transaction date. The funds may issue creation units to authorized participants in advance of the delivery and settlement of all or a portion of the designated securities. When this occurs, the authorized participant provides cash collateral in an amount equal to 105% of the daily marked to market value of the securities that have not yet been delivered to the fund. Cash may be substituted equivalent to the value of certain securities generally when they are not available in sufficient quantity for delivery. Realized gains or losses resulting from redemptions of shares in-kind are reflected separately in the fund’s statement of operations.

 

Each fund’s shares are available in smaller increments to investors in the secondary market at market prices and may be subject to commissions. Authorized participants pay a transaction fee to the shareholder servicing agent when purchasing and redeeming creation units of a fund. The transaction fee is used to defray the costs associated with the issuance and redemption of creation units. In addition, for cash creation unit transactions, a variable fee for creation transactions and redemption transactions may be charged to the authorized participant to cover certain brokerage, tax, foreign exchange, execution, market impact and other costs and expenses related to the execution of trades. Variable fees, if any, are included in capital share transactions in each fund’s statement of changes in net assets.

 

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Capital share transactions in each fund were as follows (dollars and shares in thousands):

 

Growth ETF

 

 

    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
Six months ended November 30, 2022                                
                                 
    $ 845,528     40,500     $           $ (5,468 )     (260 )   $ 840,060       40,240  
For the period February 22, 2022*, through May 31, 2022                            
    $ 301,946     12,884     $           $ (1,861 )     (80 )   $ 300,085       12,804  
                                                               
Global Growth Equity ETF                                    
                                                               
    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
Six months ended November 30, 2022                                    
                                     
    $ 676,108     33,160     $             $—           $ 676,108       33,160  
For the period February 22, 2022*, through May 31, 2022                              
    $ 228,061     10,164     $             $—           $ 228,061       10,164  
                                                               
International Focus Equity ETF                                    
                                                               
    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
Six months ended November 30, 2022                                    
                                     
    $ 606,106     29,400     $           $ (28,786 )     (1,360 )   $ 577,320       28,040  
For the period February 22, 2022*, through May 31, 2022                            
    $ 190,367     8,244     $           $           $ 190,367       8,244  
                                                               
Core Equity ETF                                    
                                                               
    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
Six months ended November 30, 2022                              
                               
    $ 350,633     15,840     $           $ (12,237 )     (540 )   $ 338,396       15,300  
For the period February 22, 2022*, through May 31, 2022                    
    $ 166,541     6,924     $           $           $ 166,541       6,924  
                                                               
Dividend Value ETF                                    
                                                               
    Sales     Reinvestments of
distributions
    Repurchases     Net increase  
    Amount   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares  
Six months ended November 30, 2022                                    
                                     
    $ 887,780     38,980     $           $           $ 887,780       38,980  
For the period February 22, 2022*, through May 31, 2022                            
    $ 311,566     12,584     $           $ (8,016 )     (340 )   $ 303,550       12,244  

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of operations.

 

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9. Investment transactions

 

The following table presents purchases and sales of investments, excluding in-kind transactions, short-term securities and U.S. government obligations, if any, during the six months ended November 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

Fund   Purchases     Sales  
Growth ETF   $ 143,517     $ 128,905  
Global Growth Equity ETF     176,197       102,769  
International Focus Equity ETF     364,163       162,217  
Core Equity ETF     55,927       46,398  
Dividend Value ETF     173,064       153,402  

 

The following table presents the value of securities received and delivered in-kind from the authorized participants to support creation and redemption transactions, if any, during the six months ended November 30, 2022 (dollars in thousands):

 

Fund   In-kind creations     In-kind redemptions  
Growth ETF     $ 808,405       $ 5,275  
Global Growth Equity ETF       572,199          
International Focus Equity ETF       383,726         27,827  
Core Equity ETF       317,809         11,166  
Dividend Value ETF       824,896          

 

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Financial highlights

 

              (Loss) income from
investment operations1 
      Dividends and distributions                                          
Six months ended     Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
      Net
investment
income
      Net (losses)
gain on
securities
(both
realized and
unrealized)
      Total from
investment
operations
      Dividends
(from net
investment
income)
      Distributions
(from capital
gains)
      Total
dividends
and
distributions
      Net asset
value, end
of period
      Total
return2
      Net assets,
end of
period
(in millions)
      Ratio of
expenses to
average net
assets3
      Ratio of
net income
to average
net assets
 
Growth ETF                                                                                                
11/30/20224,5    $ 22.28     $ .07     $ (.81 )   $ (.74 )   $ (.02 )   $     $ (.02 )   $ 21.52       (3.32 )%   $ 1,142       .39 %6      .63 %6 
5/31/20224,7      24.40       .03       (2.15 )     (2.12 )                       22.28       (8.69 )     285       .10 2      .13 2 
Global Growth Equity ETF                                                                            
11/30/20224,5    $ 21.67     $ .10     $ .05     $ .15     $ (.04 )   $     $ (.04 )   $ 21.78       .72 %   $ 944       .47 %6      .98 %6 
5/31/20224,7      24.47       .08       (2.88 )     (2.80 )                       21.67       (11.44 )     220       .13 2      .38 2 
International Focus Equity ETF                                                                            
11/30/20224,5    $ 22.82     $ .21     $ (1.06 )   $ (.85 )   $ (.08 )   $     $ (.08 )   $ 21.89       (3.72 )%   $ 794       .54 %6       2.03 %6 
5/31/20224,7      24.51       .24       (1.93 )     (1.69 )                       22.82       (6.90 )     188       .14 2      1.07 2 
Core Equity ETF                                                                                    
11/30/20224,5    $ 23.72     $ .18     $ (.28 )   $ (.10 )   $ (.13 )   $     $ (.13 )   $ 23.49       (.37 )%   $ 522       .33 %6      1.64 %6 
5/31/20224,7      24.63       .08       (.96 )     (.88 )     (.03 )           (.03 )     23.72       (3.59 )     164       .09 2      .34 2 
Dividend Value ETF                                                                                    
11/30/20224,5    $ 24.57     $ .25     $ (.39 )   $ (.14 )   $ (.15 )   $     $ (.15 )   $ 24.28       (.48 )%   $ 1,244       .33 %6      2.21 %6 
5/31/20224,7      24.71       .10       (.21 )     (.11 )     (.03 )           (.03 )     24.57       (.46 )     301       .09 2      .41 2 

 

Portfolio turnover rate8    Six months ended
November 30, 20222,4,5 
  Period ended
May 31, 20222,4,7 
Growth ETF       20 %           9 %     
Global Growth Equity ETF       22         17  
International Focus Equity ETF       40         21  
Core Equity ETF       16         8  
Dividend Value ETF       23         3  

 

1  Based on average shares outstanding.
2  Not annualized.
3  Ratios do not include expenses of any Central Funds. The fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of any Central Funds.
4  Based on operations for a period that is less than a full year.
5  Unaudited.
6  Annualized.
7  For the period February 22, 2022, commencement of operations, through May 31, 2022.
8  Rates do not include each fund’s portfolio activity with respect to any Central Funds.

 

Refer to the notes to financial statements.

 

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Expense example unaudited

 

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, such as initial sales charges on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions (loads), and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund so you can compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period (June 1, 2022, through November 30, 2022).

 

Actual expenses:

The first line of each fund in the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes:

The second line of each fund in the tables below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio for the share class and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of the share class. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5.00% hypothetical example with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Notes:

Note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of each share class in the tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
account value
6/1/2022
    Ending
account value
11/30/2022
    Expenses
paid during
period*
    Annualized
expense
ratio
 
Growth ETF
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 966.80     $ 1.92       .39 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.11       1.98       .39  
Global Growth Equity ETF
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.20     $ 2.36       .47 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.71       2.38       .47  
International Focus Equity ETF
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 962.80     $ 2.66       .54 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,022.36       2.74       .54  
Core Equity ETF
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 996.30     $ 1.65       .33 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.41       1.67       .33  
Dividend Value ETF
Actual return   $ 1,000.00     $ 995.20     $ 1.65       .33 %
Assumed 5% return     1,000.00       1,023.41       1.67       .33  

 

* The “expenses paid during period” are equal to the “annualized expense ratio,” multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, and divided by 365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Office of the fund

6455 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine, CA 92618-4518

 

Investment adviser

Capital Research and Management Company

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

Transfer agent for shareholder accounts

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Custodian of assets

State Street Bank and Trust Company

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111-2900

 

Counsel

Dechert LLP

One Bush Street, Suite 1600

San Francisco, CA 94104-4446

 

Independent registered public accounting firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

601 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017-3874

 

Principal underwriter

American Funds Distributors, Inc.

333 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1406

 

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Investors should carefully consider investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other important information is contained in the fund prospectus and summary prospectus, which can be obtained from your financial professional and should be read carefully before investing. You may also call (800) 421-4225 or visit the Capital Group website at capitalgroup.com.

 

“Proxy Voting Procedures and Principles” — which describes our procedures and principles for voting portfolio securities — is available at CapitalGroup.com/ETFs. Each fund files its proxy voting record with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the 12 months ended June 30 by August 31. The proxy voting record is available free of charge on the SEC website at sec.gov and on our website.

 

Investment results assume all distributions are reinvested and reflect applicable fees and expenses. Past results are not predictive of results in future periods.

 

For Capital Group Growth ETF, Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF, Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF and Capital Group Core Equity ETF, investing outside the United States involves risks, such as currency fluctuations, periods of illiquidity and price volatility, as more fully described in each fund’s prospectus. These risks may be heightened in connection with investments in developing countries.

 

ETF market price returns since inception are calculated using NAV for the period until market price became available (generally a few days after inception).

 

American Funds Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

This content, developed by Capital Group, home of American Funds, should not be used as a primary basis for investment decisions and is not intended to serve as impartial investment or fiduciary advice.

 

 

 

ITEM 2 – Code of Ethics

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

ITEM 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a listed issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

ITEM 6 – Schedule of Investments

 

Not applicable, insofar as the schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

ITEM 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Not applicable to this Registrant, insofar as the Registrant is not a closed-end management investment company.

 

ITEM 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees since the Registrant last submitted a proxy statement to its shareholders. The procedures are as follows. The Registrant has a nominating and governance committee comprised solely of persons who are not considered ‘‘interested persons’’ of the Registrant within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The committee periodically reviews such issues as the board’s composition, responsibilities, committees, compensation and other relevant issues, and recommends any appropriate changes to the full board of trustees. While the committee normally is able to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it will consider shareholder suggestions of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future vacancies on the board. Such suggestions must be sent in writing to the nominating and governance committee of the Registrant, c/o the Registrant’s Secretary, and must be accompanied by complete biographical and occupational data on the prospective nominee, along with a written consent of the prospective nominee for consideration of his or her name by the nominating and governance committee.

 

ITEM 11 – Controls and Procedures

 

(a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 30a-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940), that such controls and procedures are adequate and reasonably designed to achieve the purposes described in paragraph (c) of such rule.
   
(b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s semi-annual period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

ITEM 12 – Exhibits

 

(a)(1) Not applicable for filing of semi-annual reports to shareholders.
   
(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached as exhibits hereto.

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE ETF
   
  By __/s/ Walter R. Burkley____________________
 

Walter R. Burkley,

Principal Executive Officer

   
  Date: January 31, 2023

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

By __/s/ Walter R. Burkley_________________

Walter R. Burkley,

Principal Executive Officer

 
Date: January 31, 2023

 

 

 

By ___/s/ Troy S. Tanner    __________

Troy S. Tanner, Treasurer and

Principal Financial Officer

 
Date: January 31, 2023


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